Table 3

Relative sensitivity of predicted methemoglobin accumulation to parameter variations 100 min after oral administration of 40 and 80 mg NaNO2/kg body weight to Fischer 344 rats

ParameterMaleFemale
40 mg/kg
P 1.060.853
ka 0.3520.350
ke −1.06−0.871
Km 0.5720.439
k1 0.9650.902
80 mg/kg
P 1.010.734
ka 0.4130.354
ke −1.03−0.765
Km 0.4010.258
k1 0.9550.784